Activities

Morning Boat Dives

Meets at 7:30am in our Poipu shop.

This trip caters to the experienced diver. This doesn’t mean you have to be an “expert” diver, but you should be comfortable in the water and diving from a boat. Often times the AM charters will do drift dives and can get to depths of 80-100 feet and the second dive will be from 60-70 feet. We choose the dive sites based on water quality and customer preference but may include, Brennecke’s Ledge, Ice Box, Fastlanes, General Store, and Sheraton Caverns.

Afternoon Boat Dives

Meets at 12:30pm in our Poipu shop.

This trip is designed for the non-certified diver, rusty diver, or the new diver. The pace on this charter is a bit slower and the dive sites are more shallow. Both afternoon dives are in the 40-60 foot range. The groups are separated by experience so the certified divers will be in a group, the non certified divers will be in a group and each will have a separate dive guide.

3-Tank Boat Dives

Tuesdays and Fridays from October — April.

Come experience dive sites we don't get to on a daily basis, like Amber's Arches, Kipu Kai, or Mana Crack. We are going to cater to small groups only! Anuhea, our 32'' power-catamaran will be reserved for 6 people completing 3 dives. If you enjoy the traditional 6-pax boat, then give this trip a try. ALL ABOARD ANUHEA!!! Drift diving, deep diving, Nitrox and more!! Charter is scheduled for Tuesday and Friday only.

Twilight/Night Dives

Wednesdays only.

Boat Dive: See the Sheraton Caverns and all of its magnificent underwater life come alive as the sun sets. Then see the action after it gets dark! This once weekly 2-tank boat dive is one not to be missed.

1-Tank Shore Dives

Offered 7 days a week.

Koloa Landing, also known as Whalers Cove, was voted one of the Best Shore Dives in the Pacific by Scuba Diving Magazine. This dive site is filled with interesting coral formations and just about every fish you will find on a Hawaii Fish chart. Hire one of our experienced dive guides to take you on a tour of the life that calls Koloa Landing home or stop by the Poipu shop to rent equipment and get a briefing on the dive site and go with your dive buddy to explore on your own.

2-Tank Shore Dives

Offered 7 days a week.

Koloa Landing, also known as Whalers Cove, was voted one of the Best Shore Dives in the Pacific by Scuba Diving Magazine. This dive site is filled with interesting coral formations and just about every fish you will find on a Hawaii Fish chart. Hire one of our experienced dive guides to take you on a tour of the life that calls Koloa Landing home or stop by the Poipu shop to rent equipment and get a briefing on the dive site and go with your dive buddy to explore on your own.

Please print and fill out the forms below before booking any SCUBA activities:

*If a participant fails the medical questionnaire, a doctor must give a written statement (faxes are OK) that SCUBA activities are safe and allowed for this participant prior to going SCUBA diving.

Upgrades

Boat Upgrade to 2 Tanks 100s

Price: $10

2 Tanks Enriched Air

Price: $28

2 Tanks Enriched Air INTRO

Price: $35

2 Tanks Enriched Air 100s

Price: $35

Private Divemaster

Price: $150

Private Instructor Cert Course

Price: $250

Nitrox

Enriched Air — NITROX

Enriched Air – NITROX is any air mixture where the oxygen content is greater than the 21% we normally breath. The two most common mixtures are 32% and 36%, otherwise know as EANx32 and EANx36 respectively.

The principle reason for breathing Enriched Air – NITROX is to extend No Decompression Limit (NDL) bottom times. As divers, we are often required to return to the surface because of Nitrogen absorption. With Enriched Air NITROX we are inhaling less Nitrogen and, therefore, absorbing less Nitrogen and our NDL bottom time increases. For example, on a dive to 50 feet the air NDL is 80 minutes. That same dive with EANx32 increases our NDL to 155 minutes and with EANx36 it increases to 220 minutes. Pretty dramatic difference!

Enriched Air – NITROX can also help in other ways, since Nitrogen absorption is responsible for Decompression Sickness (DCS or “Bends”), if you absorb less Nitrogen, you can reduce the amount that’s in your system and, therefore, reduce the chance of suffering from DCS. You still need to come up slowly from every dive and follow all the other Golden Rules of diving. You can also reduce surface interval times using Enriched Air – NITROX. If you’ve inhaled less Nitrogen then you need less time to off-gas Nitrogen on the surface. Another side benefit to Enriched Air – NITROX is the reduction of that Nitrogen Nap feeling which is common after diving with air.

It all sounds good, but there must be a downside… right?

With Nitrogen TIME is a limiting factor, but with Oxygen DEPTH is the limiting factor. The maximum depth limit for air is 218 feet, with EANx32 it’s 111 feet and EANx36 it’s 95 feet. When you consider that most of the diving we do as recreational divers is in the 30 to 100 foot range anyway, it’s not much of a limiting factor. But the consequences of going too deep is Oxygen Toxicity, which is very serious and can result in seizures and drowning.